Hot and spicy cauliflower bites, battered and baked and smothered with hot sauce. Serve this with skinny blue cheese dressing[1] and celery sticks on the side for a hot and spicy meatless appetizer.
I stumbled on a vegan version of this recipe on Peta[2] and thought they looked good so I made some slight changes and gave it a try. I tested it out on some of the cauliflower-averse people in my home, and they gave it a thumbs up.
One thing to note, if you are watching your sodium, you’ll have to look
for a lower sodium hot sauce, or use half of the sauce. Frank’s is my
favorite for buffalo sauce, but it’s not low in sodium. If anyone knows
of a lower sodium buffalo sauce, kindly share!
Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 6 • Size: about 1 cup cauliflower • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 119.4 • Fat: 2 g • Protein: 4 g • Carb: 21.4 g • Fiber: 3 g • Sugar: 0.2 g
Sodium: 1172 mg
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 22 oz (6 1/2 cups) cauliflower florets
- 3/4 cup Franks Hot Sauce
- 1 tbsp melted unsalted butter
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Lightly spray a large non-stick baking sheet with oil.
Combine the water, flour, and garlic powder in a bowl and stir until well combined.
Coat the cauliflower pieces with the flour mixture and place on the baking sheet; bake for 20 minutes.
While the cauliflower is baking, combine the hot sauce and butter in a small bowl.
Pour the hot sauce mixture over the baked cauliflower and continue baking for an additional 5 minutes. Serve with skinny blue cheese dressing[3] if desired and celery sticks.
Adapted from Peta[4]
References
- ^ skinny blue cheese dressing (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
- ^ Peta (www.peta.org)
- ^ skinny blue cheese dressing (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
- ^ Peta (www.stumbleupon.com)